Neve Gordon-Farleigh

BBC online journalist and former BBC fast track journalism apprentice. 


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BBC News • 10th December 2024

Basildon artist creates nails for Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

A nail artist said she cried after seeing the nails she created for Cynthia Erivo for the Wicked movie on the big screen. Shea Osei, 33 from Basildon, Essex, worked alongside the actress to create nail designs for her character Elphaba, having known each other for 15 years.
BBC News • 1st December 2024

'Popular' Norfolk tulip field's Wicked fame delights fans

Film fans said it was "surreal" to see a tulip field they had visited appear in a Hollywood blockbuster. Belmont Nurseries near King's Lynn in Norfolk was used as a backdrop for Wizard of Oz spin-off Wicked, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba.
BBC News • 31st October 2024

'Dancing on crutches is what makes me, me' says West End performer

From the moment she was 10 years old, Sophia Adzoa-Moore knew she wanted to perform on the West End. However, one day when she was 13 she woke up unable to walk and thought her life and dream career was over. Now at the age of 25, as she makes a return to the stage, she navigates being a disabled performer and hopes to inspire others.
BBC • 19th May 2023

BBC News - Life on the Edge

The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surviving one of the most dramatic cases of UK coastal erosion. The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surviving one of the most dramatic cases of UK coastal erosion.
BBC News • 21st March 2023

Dentists: 'Some children in Norfolk have never seen a toothbrush'

A dentist who visits schools to check children's dental health has said some six-year-olds "have never seen a toothbrush". Stuart McCance is part of a voluntary project working with more than 800 pupils in Norfolk and Waveney.
BBC News • 10th August 2024

Liz Truss parodist Nerine Skinner debuts show at Edinburgh Festival

A comedian whose parody of Liz Truss attracted millions of views online has created a show about trying to move on from the former prime minister. Nerine Skinner, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, created the character Liv Struss, after friends pointed out her resemblance to the former South West Norfolk MP.
BBC News • 21st May 2024

TikTok poet is starting to share her voice with the world

Zoe Cawley was 11 years old when she first started to struggle with her mental health. A few years ago, the now 20-year-old from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire decided to start writing poetry to process her feelings.
BBC News • 19th October 2023

Man, 94, finds father's beloved classic car on auction site

A man who discovered his father's beloved classic car on an auction website has completed its restoration after three years of graft. Malcolm Stern, from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, chanced on the 1930s Talbot Darracq while trying to recreate a 3D model.
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